Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jun 20, 2016 Marta rated it did not like it

Shelves: female-author, young-adult, did-not-finish, lgbtqia

If Hallmark and Disney had a gay child novel, this would be it. Boring, repetitive, sickly sweet, so annoying that I could not finish it.

The plot is comprised of a cringe-worthy blackmail story, awkward email flirts and agonizing over coming out. Everything is explained about fifty times, in case you did not get it. Coming out is talked about fifty times, threatened to be revealed fifty times, then happens about fifty times to different people. The flirting is dull and unimaginative. Seriously, ...more

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Jan 26, 2018 Susan rated it really liked it

I've really enjoyed the books I've read by Becky Albertalli and I am looking forward to reading her newest one coming out this year, Leah on the Off Beat. It was based off one of Simon's best friend in this book and she is a badass character we all got to know and love.

Simon, Nick and Leah have been best friends for along time and they share so many things except Simon is holding back a huge secret and that's that he is gay. It's not that they won't except him it's that he just doesn't want it t ...more

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Dec 15, 2018 Chrissy315 Jones rated it really liked it

I did enjoy reading this book. I normally don’t read a lot of contemporaries. This was a YA adult contemporary which Is a genre I struggle with the most. I loved Simons character. He was definitely my favorite followed closely by Leah. I also enjoyed reading about a ya book with a close family.

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Jun 27, 2018 Jenn rated it really liked it

Shelves: aty-2018

Okay, this was adorable. I need to see the movie now.

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Jan 29, 2017 Ginger (Sproutygamer) rated it really liked it

4.5
I have wanted a happy lgbtqa book for awhile now. This was it. Yeah there was homophobia and bullying but no one ended up dead or badly hurt. The family and friends were supportive. I loved the romance and the mystery. The letters were adorable. I related to them having met my hubby online in a video game. This was just as great as it was hyped to be. The only thing that bugged me was Leah. I didn't understand her as a character. They never really explain why she acts the way she does. She ha ...more

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Jul 24, 2017 Tweller83 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary, romance, pride

Booktube-a-thon challenge: Read a book with a person on the cover and one about someone very different from you.
52 Book challenge: Read a book with a 5+ word title

Loved, loved Simon and all the characters in this book. What a lovely contemporary romance story. Simon is a pretty clueless friend, but aren't we all at some point(s) in our lives? So much fun, now I need to read The Upside of Unrequited very soon. ...more

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